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In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching University Challenge, a college quiz show. At Bristol he tries out for the Challenge team and falls under the spell of Alice, a lovely blond with an extensive sexual past.
Director:
Tom Vaughan
Writer:
David Nicholls
Tags:
dramacomedyromance
starterfor10
united states of america
david nicholls
tom vaughan
starter for 10
2006
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James McAvoy as Brian Jackson |
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Alice Eve as Alice Harbinson |
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Rebecca Hall as Rebecca Epstein |
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Catherine Tate as Julie Jackson |
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Dominic Cooper as Spencer |
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Benedict Cumberbatch as Patrick Watts |
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James Corden as Tone |
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Mark Gatiss as Bamber Gascoigne |
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Guy Henry as Dr. Morrison |
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John Henshaw as Des |
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Elaine Tan as Lucy Chang |
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Simon Woods as Josh |
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Charles Dance as Michael Harbinson |
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Lindsay Duncan as Rose Harbison |
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Sule Rimi as Marcus |
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Ian Bonar as Colin |
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Nicholas Gleaves as Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament |
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Joe Van Moyland as Hippy at Party |
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James Gaddas as Martin Jackson |
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Joseph Friend as Young Brian |
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Rasmus Hardiker as University Challenge Competitor |
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Robert Cawsey as University Challenge Competitor |
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Ben Willbond as University Challenge Coordinator |
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Su Elliott as Cleaner |
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Reuben-Henry Biggs as Anthony Salmon |
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Bethan Bevan as Cordelia Sykes |
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Tom Allen as Tristram Neville |
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Raj Ghatak as Nigel De Havilland |
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Kenneth Hadley as Television Director |
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Gerard Monaco as Waiter |
Directing | Tom Vaughan | Director |
Writing | David Nicholls | Novel |
Writing | David Nicholls | Screenplay |
Production | Nina Gold | Casting |
Camera | Ashley Rowe | Director of Photography |
Sound | Blake Neely | Original Music Composer |
Sound | Deva Anderson | Music Supervisor |
Sound | Delphine Robertson | Music Supervisor |
Sound | Tom Trafalski | Music Editor |
Art | Sarah Greenwood | Production Design |
Costume & Make-Up | Charlotte Morris | Costume Design |
Art | Katie Spencer | Set Decoration |
Art | Ian Bailie | Supervising Art Director |
Art | Nick Gottschalk | Art Direction |
Editing | Heather Persons | Editor |
Editing | Jon Harris | Editor |
Directing | Angela Wharton | Script Supervisor |
Camera | Giles Keyte | Still Photographer |
Lighting | Campbell McIntosh | Gaffer |
Sound | Cameron Frankley | Supervising Sound Editor |
Sound | Kimberly Harris | Supervising Sound Editor |
Production | Tom Hanks | Producer |